Progress on the Daily Readings

Hi friends,

I don't know how many of you are also doing this bible-in-a-year thing. I'm struggling to fit it into my daily rhythm, hoping it somehow becomes a habit.

As if any of us have extra time, here are two links to interesting podcasts related to the Bible. I love "the god pod"... it's very intelligent, humorous, and always enlightening on difficult theological/philosophical questions.

http://sptc.htb.org.uk/godpod/godpod-46

http://sptc.htb.org.uk/godpod/godpod-44

Reading the daily readings is interesting. I'd love to have more time to explore & discuss things that are coming up. Such as:
Day 1: Connections between the beginning of creation ("the first humans" and the announcement (Matthew 1) of the ultimate human. It is so mind-boggling, especially after watching a child born last week, to consider God taking such a real earthy/messy step into the created world. Jesus' face was certainly all scrunched up with his eyes tightly closed as he wailed his first cries to clear out his lungs.... right?
Day 2 I saw connections between the fall of the first humans, with all the curses on aspects of creation, and then with Herod & his paranoid behavior as he feared the threat of the "king of the Jews."
Day 3 Lisa summed it up well: "the wise men were very spiritual!" I agree. The fact that they hold a prominent place in the Matthew birth story, while being portrayed neither as connected to Israel, or to "the church of Jesus," is something to reflect upon. It connects very well with my philosophy that Jesus has all kinds of people from all sorts of backgrounds on a path towards knowing him better--even if they wouldn't describe it that way.

That's all for now. check out those Godpod links!
-marc